In Ben Thompson's classroom, children are immersed in a community of learners. Ben uses only authentic texts for children to read, discuss, listen to, or write about, and he says his main goal is to, "Support children in the skillful use of language." How would you best describe Ben's approach to teaching literacy?
A) Ben is a whole-language teacher.
B) Ben has a balanced literacy program in his classroom.
C) Ben believes in a bottom-up approach to teaching reading.
D) Ben believes in a top-down approach to teaching reading.
A
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Provide an analysis of what could be seen as problematic about the traditional way to approach the teaching and learning process when teachers start with the content, then organize activities.
What will be an ideal response?
In which one of the following situations does a researcher definitely have a problem with the reliability of a data collection technique?
a. Ms. Arthur assesses children's overall physical fitness on Monday; she then assesses it the following Monday. Children who perform well one week are not the same ones who perform well the following week. b. Mr. Benavidez uses a test of mechanical aptitude to determine which high school students are ready to take a calculus course. Later, he finds out that the students who got some of the lowest scores on the test are actually some of the best students in the calculus course. c. Mr. Candelaria distributes a questionnaire to a group of fifth graders without first obtaining their parents' permission. d. To determine the frequency with which young adolescents drink alcoholic beverages, Ms. D'Amato conducts two-hour, one-on-one interviews with a sample of 200 middle school students.
The working portfolio is also referred to as the
a) show portfolio b) instructional portfolio c) educational portfolio d) evaluation portfolio
The "selective function" of schooling contributes to
A. social stratification. B. students' receiving the kind of education best suited for them. C. the democratization of education. D. All of these answers are correct.